Man found dead in car riddled with bullet holes after shooting near elementary school in Compton

Wednesday, February 8, 2023
COMPTON, Calif. (KABC) -- A man was found dead inside a car after a shooting near an elementary school in Compton Wednesday afternoon, authorities said.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said the shooting was reported just before 1 p.m. in the 1300 block of S. Mayo Avenue, near Emerson Elementary School.
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The victim was in the driver's seat inside a Mercedes-Benz car that was riddled with bullet holes, video from the scene showed.

The area was cordoned off with crime-scene tape amid an investigation.
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Further details into what led up to the shooting were not immediately available. It's unknown if classes at the nearby school were disrupted in any way.

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